Do you roll for hit dice?

You roll the hit dice your class is given add Con Mod, and thats how much health you regain, you can choose to keep “spending” hit dice after each one is used. During a long rest you regain all HP and half the total hit dice you have.

How do you use hit dice?

To use a Hit Die, you “spend” it — you roll it and add the result plus your Con modifier to your current HP². Once you’ve spent a die from your pool, you can’t use it again until you’ve “regained” it — which happens when you take a long rest.

What die do you roll for hit points?

At 1st level, your character has 1 Hit Die, and the die type is determined by your class. You start with hit points equal to the highest roll of that die, as indicated in your class description.

What is the hit die in DND?

Hit dice (singular hit die), abbreviated HD, are a rule in Dungeons & Dragons originally referring to the number of dice rolled to calculate how many hit points a character or monster begins play with. This determines how difficult they are to kill.

What happens when you roll a lot of dice?

The character can choose how many dice to roll, the one appropriate to your class, and once they have rolled and applied the results of all of their permitted dice (i.e. the same as your level) no more natural healing can take place until a “Long Rest” has taken place. A “Long Rest” will generally require a break from the adventure.

How does the size of the hit Die affect your hp?

So the size of the die affects how much HP you have, since each level you have a better chance of getting more HP. Classes that are supposed to be tough have a larger hit die, and so should have more HP. Classes that are supposed to be fragile have a smaller hit die, and so should have less HP.

Can you spend hit dice to recover hit points?

Player characters can now “spend” hit dice to recover hit points during a short rest. For example, a level 5 barbarian with d12 hit dice and a Constitution modifier of +3 can roll to recover 1d12+3 hit points, and can do this a number of times equal to their barbarian level.

Is the number of hit dice equal to your level?

Furthermore, the number of hit dice you have is equal to your level, since you roll one die for each level you have. So “hit dice” is often used as a synonym for “level.” This is a 5e question, you may wish to include the HP recovery feature of a hit die and how that is important if this question stays open. – KorvinStarmast Dec 1 ’15 at 19:00